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“Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.”

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Holly Near

Holly Near, born on June 6, 1949, is an American singer-songwriter. Her musical career began in the 1970s, and she is known for her folk and pop music. Holly Near has gained widespread recognition and acclaim in the music industry with her unique voice and heartfelt lyrics. more

“To long for that which comes not. To lie a-bed and sleep not. To serve well and please not. To have a horse that goes not. To have a man obeys not. To lie in jail and hope not. To be sick and recover not. To lose one's way and know not. To wait at door and enter not, and to have a friend we trust not: are ten such spites as hell hath not.”

Knows Men Way Wells Long Lying Waiting Loses Sleep Money Hell Doors Please Bed Ten Sick Horse Spite Jail

Author:John Florio

“For proverbs are the pith, the proprieties, the proofs, the purities, the elegancies, as the commonest so the commendablest phrases of a language. To use them is a grace, to understand them a good.”

Use Language Grace Proof Phrases Purity Propriety

Author:John Florio

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